Cuff-holder.



PATENTED DEC. 27, y1904.

A. P. GILLEN.

GUFI' HOLDER.

APPLIGATIN FILED APR. 30, 1904.

ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES Patented December 27, 1904.

ARTHUR P. GILLEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SLPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,654, datedDecember 27, 1904.

Application filed April 30, 1904. Serial No. 205,662.

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Beit known that I, ARTHUR P. GILLEN, a citizen of 'the United States.and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented a new and Improved Oud-Holder, of which the following' isa full, clear, and exact description.

rIhis invention relates to cuff-holders, and more especially to thattype of cuff-holders which are secured within the coat-sleeve of thewearer' and secure the culi' independently of the shirt-sleeve.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a cuff-holder of thetype specified in which the cuff may be readily adjusted withoutchanging the position of the holder within the sleeve.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a cuff-holder of thecharacter specified which may be operated by pressure upon the outersurface of the sleeve and which is so constructed that it may be set andheld in open position ready to receive the cuff, so that the cuff may beintroduced and secured with great ease and rapidity. y

lVith the objects above mentioned and others in view, as willhereinafter appear, the invention consists in the novel construction,combination, and arrangement of parts of a cuff-holder, one preferredembodiment of the invention being hereinafter fully described and havingthe novel features thereof fully set forth in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective View of the cuffholder in operation, part ofthe coat-sleeve of the user and a portion of the cuff being torn away toshow the position of the holder relatively to the cuff and coatsleeve.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the cuff-holder, the partsbeing shown in solid lines in closed position and the open position ofthe jaws being indicated by dotted lines representing one of the jaws.Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the cuff-holder, and Fig. 4c is adetail view in perspective of the rear extremity of one of the jawmembers of a slightly-diferent form of cuff-holder and of a novel formof spring associated therewith.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 and 2 represent two clampingmembers which are pivotally connected by means of a pivot-pin 3,extending through lugs 4, provided upon each of the clamping members atthe sides thereof by bending the sheet metal or other material of whichthe clamping members are formed. A spring 5, of wire, is coiled aboutthe pivot 3 and has the ends thereof disposed between the rear portionsof the two clamping members, as shown, so as to keep the rear portionsof the clamping members normally separated and to hold their forwardends normall y in contact. Each of the clamping members is provided atits forward end with a strip 6, of rubber or other suitable material,having a corrugated gripping-face 7 in order to enable the clampingmembers to grip a cutf securely when introduced between them withoutmarring or injuring the fabric of which the cuff is formed. At itsextreme forward end the clamping member 2 is bent to form an f eye 8,extending transversely thereof, in which a safety-pin 9 is preferablysecured, although some other type of fasteningl means may be employed inlieu thereof. At its rear extremity the clamping member l has riveted orotherwise secured upon the outer surface thereof a leaf-spring lO, whosefree end is formed into a curl l1, upon which a safetypin l2, of specialform, is secured, as best shown in Fig. 3. The curl 11 of the spring 10is directed toward the rear extremity of the clamping member 2 and is ofsuch proportions that when the rear ends of the two clamping members arepressed together, as indicated by the dotted-line position of the member2 in Fig. 2, the curl ll of the spring will be sprung outward to permitthe passage of the rear end of the clamping member 2 and will thenengage automatically with the rear end of the said clamping member tohold it in the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, so keepingthe forward or gripping ends of the two clamping members separated topermit the introduction of the cuff there- IOO scribed will be readilyunderstood from an inspection of Fig. l. The safety-pins 9 and l2 aresecured in the lining of the coat-sleeve S at a suitable distance fromthe lower end of the sleeve, as shown, and by pressure against the rearextremity of the clamping member 2 from the outside of the sleeve thesaid clamping member 2 may be thrown into the position indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 2, in which it will be held by the action of thespring l0. The cuff is then introduced between the forward ends of thetwo clamping members, and pressure being first applied to the forwardend of the clamping member 2 the rear end will be released fromengagement with the curl l1 of the spring` l0, and the spring' 5 willoperate to cause the corrugated face 7 of the strips 6 of rubber to comeinto contact with the cuff and hold it in proper position. As theclamping members do not pass through the buttonholes of the cuif orpierce the fabric in any way, the cuff may be readily adjusted inposition by simply opening the clamp, moving' the cuffl up or down. andclosing the clamp again, the rubber strips facing' the forward ends ofthe clam ping' members permitting such adjustment without dif ficulty.

In Fig. et a slightly different form of spring is shown, which servesthe double purpose of holding the two clamping members normally inoperative position and of holding 'them in inoperative position when thegripping ends thereof are separated. ln said ligure the coilspringhereinbefore described, is replaced by a leaf-spring 20, which has oneend bent into aloop 2l, which passes around the pivotpin 3 and has theother end carried through an openingl 22 in the rear portion of theclamping member l and then formed into a curl 23, which is substantiallysimilar to the curl 1l of the spring 10, above described. The operationof this form of the cuff-holder is precisely similar to that alreadydescribed, and detailed description thereof appears to be unnecessary.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination in a cuff-holder, of a pair ofspring-actuated clamping members pivoted intermediate of their ends,aspringcurl at the rear end of the device for engaging and holding themembers in inoperative position, a safety-pin secured to the forward endof the device, a second safety-pin secured to the curl at'the rear endof the device, the safety-pins being parallel with each other and withthe transverse extent of the faces of the jaws.

2. The combination in a cuff-holder, of a pair of spring-actuatedclamping members pivotally connected intermediate their ends, a springsecured upon the outer face of .one of said members toward its4 rear orinoperative extremity and formed into a curl adapted for engagement withthe rear or inoperative end of the other clamping member to hold theclamping members in inoperative position to each other, a safety-pincarried by said curl at the rear end of one of the clamping members forengagement with the coat-sleeve, a second safety-pin at the forward endof` the other clamping member for securing the device at that end to thecoat-sleeve, said safetypins extending in a direction parallel with theclamping-faces of the jaws, and rubber facingstrips disposed upon saidclamping-faces of the jaws.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR P. GILLEN.

Witnesses: l

P. N. SCHMIT, ISABELLE Gr. LATHRor.

